Amazon prime video to apple tv

The big picture: Amazon and Comcast has agreed to bring Prime Video to the Xfinity X1 platform. This gives current Prime Video subscribers the ability to view Amazon content from their X1 natively. It also gives Comcast yet another streaming platform to add to its X1 offerings in addition to Netflix. This could prove to be a valuable way to keep consumers from ditching Comcast in an effort to cut the cord. Amazon and Comcast have announced that they're teaming up to bring Amazon Prime Video to the Xfinity X1 set-top box. This gives Prime Video subscribers easier access to Prime Video features and original series like Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan. "Video content would be integrated on an MVPD platform in the US. Xfinity TV customers will be able to enjoy exclusive and award-winning Prime Originals like Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and Goliath, as well as live events and TV, titles available to rent or buy, or to watch with a Prime Video Channels subscription. … [Read more...] about Comcast is integrating Amazon Prime Video into Xfinity X1

Amazon is getting some prime real estate on Comcast's X1 service. Thursday, Amazon and Comcast said they will incorporate Amazon's streaming video service onto X1, the cable company's high-tech pay-TV service, used by about 62 percent of its customers. The new partnership means Amazon's library of streaming video will be available and searchable on Comcast X1, like a regular channel or show.It's the first time Amazon has struck this kind of partnerships, a strategy its bigger rival Netflix has been using for years. Having already won most of the subscribers they can get out of the existing pool of cord cutters, companies like Netflix and now Amazon are hoping they can entice people still comfortable in their traditional TV service by making their streaming options available there too. Comcast opened its gates to Netflix in 2016 and to Youtube in 2017. Comcast said adding Amazon makes it the only traditional TV service with all three available. X1 users will be able … [Read more...] about Comcast will let you watch Amazon Prime Video like a cable channel

BT has announced that Amazon Prime Video is now available as an on-demand service through its set-top box, keeping to its promise made earlier this year. The company has added Amazon Prime Video as an app, which lets Prime members watch the full library of TV shows and movies, as well as some Premier League games after Amazon secured rights to show 20 games a season for the next three years. With the addition of Amazon Prime, BT TV customers can watch every single Premier League game, either through Amazon, BT TV or Sky Sports. Tony Singh, content and business development director for BT’s Consumer division, said: "We’re delighted to be the first UK pay-TV service to offer Amazon Prime Video content to our customers. BT TV gives our customers the flexibility they want to watch all their favourite shows – and of course all the sport – in one place and on one bill.""Our ambition is to offer an unrivalled choice of TV content for our customers by … [Read more...] about BT TV adds Amazon Prime Video; Now TV still to come

By Stuart Miles 8 December 2017 Apple's march towards creating a better TV experience in the UK has arrived.Previously only available in the US, now all UK iPhone, iPad and Apple TV users have access to the Apple TV app. On iOS, it replaces the Videos app that has been on the Apple... Read more By Rik Henderson 6 December 2017 The latest 4K HDR-enabled Apple TV is one of the best media streaming boxes around, but it’s been lacking something important since the day it launched: Amazon Prime Video. The Apple TV series has pretty-much always featured Netflix, on its many iterations,... Read more By Rik Henderson 21 September 2017 Apple has started to add 4K HDR movies on iTunes, with Dolby Vision where possible. Apple TV 4K will go on sale tomorrow, 22 September, but you can still order your 4K content in advance.If you open iTunes on iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Mac, PC or even... Read more By Elyse Betters 12 September 2017 As part of its September … [Read more...] about Latest Apple tv news

Apple and Amazon have settled (at least some of) their differences. Amazon Prime Video is officially making its way to the Apple TV.Apple CEO Tim Cook announced the all-new Amazon Prime Video app for Apple TV at this year’s WWDC keynote on June 5. Cook did not mention when the app will be available, but BuzzFeed reported earlier this month that Amazon Video would hit the tvOS App Store this summer. In addition, according to BuzzFeed, Amazon.com will be start selling the Apple TV set-top box again after being banned two years ago.The announcement of the Amazon Video app for Apple TV corroborates an earlier report that Apple and Amazon had reached an agreement to the benefit of both their streaming media strategies. Amazon Prime members who own an Apple TV have another reason to renew their membership, and the Apple gets to put the Apple TV back on Amazon’s massive retail platform.This is a big win for Apple. In 2015, Amazon banned the Apple TV from its store because it … [Read more...] about Confirmed: Amazon Prime Video app is coming to Apple TV